WORKSHOP DESCRIPTIONS


Easy Photo Editing Apps for Beginners
Learn Picasa, Photopeach, Microsoft Picture Manager, and more to crop, resize, compress and get rid of red-eye!

Creative Commons:
What is the Creative Commons Project? Learn about Creative Commons and digital copyright; learn how to license your own work and share with others!

Photography 101:
The basics of digital photography for beginners - learn how to compose your shots, shoot close-ups, and learn what makes a good photograph great!

Google Docs 101: Intro to Google Docs
Learn how to use Google Docs-spreadsheets, presentation and forms to collaborate with your students and other classrooms!

Using Web 2.0 tools With Digital Images
With so many tools out there how do you know which are best for you and your classroom? How do you even start to integrate them into your curriculum? Join us as we will share tips, tricks and tons of resources for many tools you can use to create, communicate and collaborate using digital images in your classroom. There will be plenty of time for sharing, conversation, and real classroom examples of how Web 2.0 tools have changed classrooms and the way kids learn.

What to Do With All Those Photos!
Learn how to shoot some basic, beautiful photos that can easily be edited, and turned into beautiful notecards! This is a hands on workshop; participants will be making their own notecards; materials will be supplied.

How to Organize Your Photos
Using free and easy tools, learn how to manage all those digital photos on your phone, on your camera and on your computer.

Moodle 101
This morning class will give you an overview of what you can do with your Moodle virtual classroom-so that your students can access your class content any time, anywhere.

Digital Story Telling
Learn to use Photostory and Audacity as well as Web 2.0 tools and other software to create your own digital stories. Learn how to use digital story telling in your classroom to engage and inspire readers and writers of all ages.

Digital Story Telling with iPad2
The addition of a camera to the iPad now makes it the perfect all in one digital storytelling device. In this workshop, attendees will explore the use of several free or low-cost apps that take advantage of the iPad's cameras, microphone, web-browsing capabilities, and innovative interface to unlock the storytelling potential of the iPad for students of all ages.